New Treatments Available that Can Cure the Infection Rhode Island has seen a significant increase in hepatitis C virus-related hospitalizations and deaths in the last decade, underscoring the importance of diagnosis and treatment, according to a new report released today by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Public Health Institute […]Load more...
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Rhode Island Getting Mixed Reviews on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
PROVIDENCE – August 11, 2016 – Rhode Island is making progress when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Rhode Island […]Load more...
VOA News Officials in Texas say a baby whose mother traveled to El Salvador while pregnant has died shortly after birth, in a case attributed to the Zika virus. Dr. Umair Shah, executive director of Harris County Public Health, announced Tuesday that the infant, who died a few weeks ago, had microcephaly, a medical condition […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI (August 8, 2016) American Lung Association of the Northeast today announced that it will host its first-ever Stadium Step Up event at historic Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island this Saturday, August 20 from 10am-12pm. Stadium Step Up, one of several stair climbing training opportunities led by the American Lung Association, will give […]Load more...
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Reed & Whitehouse: Congress Must Reconvene to Pass Emergency Zika
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined other Senate Democrats in writing to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, urging them to immediately call Congress back into session to pass emergency funding legislation to address the growing Zika crisis. In the letter, the Senators note that […]Load more...
RI – AOSM will also be providing high school injury and post-game injury clinics at Memorial Hospital. The injury clinics are designed to accommodate those athletes injured in competitive play. They are committed to offering state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment with or without previous appointment. Monday clinics are from 3 to 5 pm and Saturday clinics […]Load more...
El gobernador de Florida, Rick Scott comparte con la Voz de América una serie de recomendaciones para evitar la propagación del virus. Este jueves se realizó la primera fumigación aérea en la zona de incidencia de contagio de Zika en Miami. La operación coincidió con la visita del gobernador de Florida al área, Rick Scott […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET – Memorial Hospital experts and the Paw Sox have teamed up to offer a healthy dose of prevention and education this summer. Doctors, nurses, laboratory technologists and staff members will provide a free Wellness Night on August 24, 2016 at McCoy Stadium, One Columbus Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, before and during the PawSox game. This […]Load more...
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Whitehouse Helps Launch Partnership for Opioid Addiction Treatment
CODAC, The Providence Center join forces to address opioid abuse Recovery community, law enforcement laud Whitehouse legislation to stem public health crisis Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today joined with leaders from Rhode Island’s recovery community and law enforcement for a soft opening of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s new facility co-located within The Providence […]Load more...
WARWICK, R.I. – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island will receive $200,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to enhance efforts to rapidly detect microcephaly and other adverse birth outcomes caused by Zika virus infection. The funding will be […]Load more...